Improving integrated landscape management on the Zunil-Atitlán-Balam Juyu biocultural corridor
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £598,996
WHERE Guatemala
Summary
The project will aid in halting the loss of megadiversity in the montane, pine-oak, and broadleaf forests of the Zunil-Atitlán-Balam Juyú Biocultural Corridor caused by forest fires, inappropriate agricultural practices, and illegal logging. Using an integrated landscape management approach we will strengthen the management capacities of state institutions, local governments, and indigenous communities; generating knowledge on local biodiversity; improving inter-institutional coordination and capacity for adaptive fire management; and
strengthening indigenous cooperatives that provide improved livelihoods for rural poverty reduction.
